Men robbed at knifepoint in Keene

KEENE — Police are asking for the public's help identifying four masked robbers who held up a group of men at knifepoint, injuring one, early Saturday morning.

According to police, the armed robbery happened about 3 a.m. near the intersection of Water and Willow streets. Four robbers, three of them masked, approached a group of four young adult males.

One robber held a knife to the throat of one victim and demanded the men's possessions. They complied, but one of the victims sustained superficial wounds to the throat, police said.

State and local police, as well as a police dog, tried unsuccessfully to track the robbers.

Police said the one who removed his mask and is about 5-foot-9-inches tall, in his late teens, with blonde hair and glasses. He was wearing white "camo-type" pants, a white sweater and a dark knit mask.

Police are calling the robbery and assault "random" in nature. They are asking anyone with information to call them at 357-9820 or send an anonymous tip to: